TEACHING RESOURCE
How to prepare yourself and your class for disasters.
LESSON PLANS
In this lesson students learn how volunteers, including themselves, can aid in conservation.
Learn about the causes of and history behind tsunamis.
WORKSHEETS
Using reference materials, students will research the habitats of extinct, endangered, and threatened animals listed in…
Integrate life science and Earth science with the questions in this printable. Students will research the eruption of…
Explore teaching activities to be used with Flatland by Edwin Abbott Abbott.
Students draw before and after pictures of the scene of an earthquake.
Students draw from a list of words, including such words as lithosphere and plate tectonics, to make a picture atlas of…
Distribute a reading selection and an assignment on earthquake science, predictions, and safety.
Learn what to do in the case of a tsunami in your area.
BOOK GUIDES
Introduce children to Japanese art and traditional storytelling as they read Tsunami!, written by Kimiko Kajikawa and…
Science meets adventure in Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives, part of the Scientists in the Field…
Students will review the effects of plate tectonics as they match each natural disaster or landform on Earth to its…
Students make and observe a water ecosystem. Materials list, advance preparation instructions, lab safety tips, rubric,…
Utilize the discussion questions and activities in this printable teacher's guide before, during, and after reading…
Peruse an article that is intended for parents, but has useful advice for teachers. It details, by age levels, how to…
Pupils will gain an understanding of the existence of endangered animals and why many people feel it is important to…
Discuss the destructive power of several historic tsunamis. Also covered is how scientists measure and predict…
This activity focuses on how man affects animal habitats, including how oil damages the environment.
Use The Storm in the Barn – a graphic novel by Matt Phelan – to teach pupils about the Dust Bowl and life in America…
Study the Tokugawa Period in Japanese history by reading The Perfect Sword with your students. This printable will help…
Use these PowerPoint slides to help students learn more about wind as an important property of weather. Visit our DK…
Buddy—a story about love, loss, and letting go—will help students gain insight into how Hurricane Katrina affected…
Learn how to hand-knit sweaters like the ones that helped save Fairy Penguins from the potentially devastating effects…
